The Trenton City Council, on a 5 to 1 vote, approved a bid from Rapid Removal Disposal to provide residential trash collection service during the next 5 years. Jim Bush was the only councilman to vote no.

After giving up two touchdowns in the first five plays of Saturday's Class 1 state semifinal at Chester Ray Stadium, the Marceline Tigers dominated the visiting Penney Hornets, scoring 42 of the game's final 49 points in a 42-22 victory that sends Marceline into the Class 1 state championship game in St. Louis.

Downtown Trenton Christmas activities are the evening of December 6th from 5:30 until about 7:30. In addition, the Trenton Masonic Lodge holds a soup supper beginning at 4:30 in the basement of the lodge.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. â€“ Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced that a Carl Junction, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court for receiving child pornography over the Internet.

ST. LOUIS (AP) â€” A St. Louis woman is jailed on $100,000 bond after being accused of drunkenly driving the wrong way on a freeway when she crashed into an oncoming car more than three months ago, killing an Illinois man.

An overnight fire in Chillicothe destroyed the Misty Johnson and William Rector residence at 102 Third Street. A State Fire Marshal investigator, on Friday morning, attributed the blaze to "a space heater catching clothing on fire".

Playing the majority of the game without dynamic junior point guard McKinley Hurley (with foul trouble), the Trenton Lady Bulldogs rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit to defeat the visiting East Buchanan Bulldogs on Tuesday night by a final score of 47-41.

On Tuesday evening members of Boy Scout Troop 121 met the Patriot Guard Riders at the Cameron McDonalds for supper and then were escorted to the Cameron Veterans Home to help deliver 200 Christmas Cards.

JOPLIN, Mo. â€” A judge granted Jeremy Johnson probation Monday on his convictions for involuntary manslaughter in the 2011 motor vehicle crash that claimed the lives of two Missouri Southern State University football players.

The Missouri Office of Administration is now accepting management contract bids for the Trenton License Office. Interested individuals and groups must submit their bids to operate the Trenton License Office by Dec. 20.

Grundy County officials will continue working with a Trenton company, Assure Missouri and agents Larry Bunnell and Bob Barnes, for employee health insurance. But the coverage for next year involves a combination of two plans -- one from Blue Cross Blue Shield and the other from Colonial Life.

Columbia, MO (SportsNetwork.com) - Jabari Brown led the way with 24 points as the Missouri Tigers defeated the IUPUI Jaguars, 78-64, in a non-conference tilt on Monday night at Mizzou Arena. Jordan Clarkson added 22 points for the Tigers (5-0), while Johnathan Williams posted a double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds.

A collection of works by a Kansas City area painter will continue the 2013-2014 exhibition schedule in the Dorris Rider Art Gallery at North Central Missouri College in Trenton. â€śPaintings by Kwanza Humphreyâ€ť is now open and will run through December 20.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€“ Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announces that a Gladstone, Mo., man has been indicted by a federal grand jury for producing, distributing and possessing child pornography.

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Rev. Frank Colladay Jr. stood at the end of the gate waiting. On the arriving plane was a passenger whose husband had just died of a heart attack on another flight. Her name was Linda Gilbert. The two had never met before.

Trenton city sales tax receipts are running about 1.8% ahead of last year at this time for general purposes and capital projects. Sales tax receipts for parks are nearly 1% ahead of last year at this time.